Here is a list of museums with permanent collections on Vienna Secession, Jugendstil and art Nouveau related objects.
Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) – Perhaps the best museum in the world for Secession and Wiener Werkstätte period objects. The MAK is also home to the world’s largest museum collection of Wiener Werkstätte objects, covering the association’s entire productive period. Among other things, the MAK owns the most comprehensive collections of furniture, objects, and designs by Josef Hoffmann. According to the materials from which it is made, each individual object is also associated with the respective part of the MAK Collection. Not to be missed!
Leopold Museum – The Leopold Museum in Vienna specializing in Klimt, Egon Schiele, Kokoschka and the Vienna Secession.
The Neue Gallery – This New York museum is America’s answer to the Leopold Museum. Superb collection of Klimt and Schiele and the home of Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bauer.
The Wolfsonian Museum– Nestled in beautiful Miami Beach, this museum has a vast collection of Art Nouveau graphics and posters. Of particular interest is their collection of Dutch Art Nouveau book design and their excellent library.
Belvedere Museum -The Belvedere holds Vienna’s largest collection of oil paintings by Gustav Klimt as well as some works by Schiele.
The Albertina Museum – The Albertina Museum in Vienna has the best collection of Viennese Art Nouveau graphics as well as Wiener Werkstätte postcards.
Secession Museum– Home of the original Secession building in Vienna. This museum lives up to the Secession motto “To every age its art- To every art its freedom” by continuing to exhibit the work of contemporary artists. Museum admission also includes access to Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze in the basement. Be sure to visit the bookshop with a good selection of Secession and Jugendstil related books and materials. Take a walk around the building to see the owl designs by Koloman Moser.